If there was one thing that frustrated Arizona volleyball’s head coach Dave Rubio last year it was the sheer number of “super seniors” on opposing teams. It wasn’t just a matter of players returning for the extra year granted by the NCAA due to the pandemic, either. Last season, programs were able to go over scholarship limits if their own seniors opted to come back for the extra year.
Next season, Rubio will finally have a super senior of his own. The removal of scholarship limits is no longer on the table, so he will not get to experience that advantage, but players who were in school for the 2020-21 season still have the option to return for an extra year.